Sensex rallies 281 points, Nifty ends at 11,076

Friday,   13-Sep-2019   04:17 PM (IST)

Benchmark indices surged in the last hour of Friday's trading session after trading in a range-bound manner for a major part of the day.  The S&P BSE Sensex added 239 points or 0.8 per cent to 37,380 levels. Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Maruti Suzuki India, and HCL Tech were the top gainers in the Sensex pack. The broader Nifty50 hovered around 11,080 levels, up 100 points, or 0.9 per cent. The Nifty sectoral indices, except three, were trading in the green. While Nifty Realty index rose the highest 1.6 per cent, Nifty Auto index also gained 0.9 per cent. On the other hand, Nifty Pharma index was the top loser, down 0.9 per cent. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index was trading flat at 13,610 levels. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE SmallCap index surged 64 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 12,970 levels.